Locals runners compete out of state

Several local runners, including (from left) Al Bugbee, Jr. (a Falmouth resident and Portland High graduate), Scott Gorneau (a Cheverus graduate, who lives in South Portland), Pete Bottomley (a Cape Elizabeth resident), Andrew Spaulding (a Freeport resident) and Jorma Kurry (Falmouth High School’s cross country and track coach) recently represented the Dirigo Running Club in the Masters Division (ages 40 and over) in a pair of out-of-state meets. At the USATF New England cross country 8K championships in Massachusetts, Dirigo was second out of eight teams. At the USATF National Club cross country 10K championships in Lexington, Ky., Dirigo finished seventh of 18 squads. Falmouth’s Jeff Walker and Freeport’s Keelyn Wu (not pictured) are also on the team.